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3
4
5
Students will learn about the variety of plants that could be put into the garden and make the selection of best plants for the area. Students will shop for plants and seeds.
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Unit: Building a Mini-Park and Bird Sanctuary
Unit: Executive Branch—Gifts to the Future (The) (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The president of the United States is often considered to be the most powerful person in the world. Students will analyze how significant presidential power is and investigate ways that it creates tension between the executive and legislative branches of the government.
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Unit: Worth a Thousand Words
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this activity is to provide the photography students and the students from the Special Arts class an opportunity to meet each other prior to their involvement in the Special Olympic Games.
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners will be involved in a service project that features a prominent display of a collage composed of the action photos selected in Lesson Three (plus the words and/or phrases identified by the learners and participants as 'reflecting their feelings' about their day...
Unit: Worthless to Priceless: It's all Relative
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students explore the relative value of items to recognize that what is not valuable to them might be valued by someone else. They collect data related to the traded items in the South Asian Indian folktale "The Drum." They calculate means and averages and create line graphs, stem...
Unit: Communities in Crisis (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Discover elements of philanthropy within their community and state during and immediately after World War II. Determine philanthropy in their community and state today and create a manual to donate to the school library.
Unit: Our Unique Legacy of Giving
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students explore their personal responsibility to the community. They recognize that everyone has something to give, and that includes them. Students brainstorm local philanthropists and positive traits of their own communities. They assess local needs and make a plan to address...
Unit: Endangered Species--It's Not Too Late
Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of this lesson is to help learners identify an animal species in danger of becoming extinct and to involve them in a fund-raising project to "adopt" this endangered species.
Unit: Time, Talent, Treasure, and Economics
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will determine the specific skills needed to produce the chosen quilt then decide upon their own area of specialization. Labor will be divided and production will commence—assembly line style.
Unit: Teamwork: Unit One of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students play a game that involves taking risks and watching out for others. They discuss their feelings in both roles and discuss the role of trust and responsibility in community.
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